Grandma Moses: American Modern

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Grandma Moses' work is prolific in the American modernist narrative, andthere have been few books on her, the most recent published in 2006. Grandma Moses: AmericanModern seeks to re-contextualize its subject and revealing new informationabout a well-known artist's work.A long-overdue reexamination of beloved American artist Grandma Moses,restoring her rightful place within the canon of mid-century American Art.

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"'Moses is literally discovered by New York modernists,' says Denenberg, who, with Robert Wolterstorff . . . organizedGrandma Moses: American Modern [exhibit]" -Hyperallergic.com

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Robert Wolterstorff is the director of the Bennington Museum inVermont. Prior to working at the Bennington, he worked as an independent curatorand had positions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Clark Art Institute,among others.

Thomas Denenberg is the director of Shelburne Museum inVermont. Before taking his position at Shelburne, he served as chief curator anddeputy director of the Portland Museum of Art. He has taught at Harvard, WakeForest, and Boston University and has held fellowships at the SmithsonianInstitution and Winterthur.

Diana Korzenik is professor emerita at theMassachusetts College of Art. An authority on arts education, she earned herdoctorate from Harvard and is an award-winning author. She is the author ofObjects of American Art Education: Highlights from the Diana Korzenik Collection.

Alexander Nemerov is a professor of art history at Stanford University. Hespecializes in American art and has written many books on the topic. He has beenthe recipient of several fellowships and awards, including the Dean's Award atStanford. He previously taught at Yale.

Jamie Franklin is a curator at theBennington Museum in Vermont